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We had a good time at the Rush concert last night. They always put on a good show.
But... I was disappointed. I knew going into it that they weren't going to be playing many of my favorites. They're closing in on 20 albums, and I could pick one or two from each that I just love, and I probably heard three of those. My main problem with the show was the sound. All through the first three songs, I was waiting for the sound crew to get it dialed in. They never did. The drums were a bit loud, and the guitar very easily gets lost in the mix. Geddy's bass was too thundering and not musical enough. It was a very deep sound, but it was so low, that it never seemed to be in any key.
They played a few surprising songs - "Circumstances," "Witch Hunt," "Entres Nous, "Passage to Bangkok" and "Between the Wheels." These were songs they hadn't played in many many years. Knowing the set list ahead of time, I was a little curious as to how some of these songs would sound live. They sounded great - "Entres Nous" was given a certain amount of punch, and "Circumstances" has it anyway. "Witch Hunt" may have sounded better than on the album. It seemed to have a little more darkness and foreboding. I definitely liked the video during that one. Distorted and grotesque faces. "Misson" seemed a little low key for the fourth song.
My absolute favorite song of the night was the first half closer. "Dreamline." Their best song from their best album (IMHO, of course). Another highlight was "Far Cry," the second set opener, and the lead track from their latest album. This one rocks. And that one led into a nice string of good music. The band grouped most of the songs from the new album together in two sets. "Far Cry" led into "Workin' Them Angels," "Armor and Sword" and "Spindrift" which were very cool. I wasn't as thrilled with "The Main Monkey Business," which possibly lived up to its name, being very chaotic and hard to follow. Similarly, "Tom Sawyer" was disappointingly muddled. I remember it being one of my faves, last time around. It followed "Spirit of Radio," which was excellent. The still amazing "YYZ" closed the show.
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But... I was disappointed. I knew going into it that they weren't going to be playing many of my favorites. They're closing in on 20 albums, and I could pick one or two from each that I just love, and I probably heard three of those. My main problem with the show was the sound. All through the first three songs, I was waiting for the sound crew to get it dialed in. They never did. The drums were a bit loud, and the guitar very easily gets lost in the mix. Geddy's bass was too thundering and not musical enough. It was a very deep sound, but it was so low, that it never seemed to be in any key.
They played a few surprising songs - "Circumstances," "Witch Hunt," "Entres Nous, "Passage to Bangkok" and "Between the Wheels." These were songs they hadn't played in many many years. Knowing the set list ahead of time, I was a little curious as to how some of these songs would sound live. They sounded great - "Entres Nous" was given a certain amount of punch, and "Circumstances" has it anyway. "Witch Hunt" may have sounded better than on the album. It seemed to have a little more darkness and foreboding. I definitely liked the video during that one. Distorted and grotesque faces. "Misson" seemed a little low key for the fourth song.
My absolute favorite song of the night was the first half closer. "Dreamline." Their best song from their best album (IMHO, of course). Another highlight was "Far Cry," the second set opener, and the lead track from their latest album. This one rocks. And that one led into a nice string of good music. The band grouped most of the songs from the new album together in two sets. "Far Cry" led into "Workin' Them Angels," "Armor and Sword" and "Spindrift" which were very cool. I wasn't as thrilled with "The Main Monkey Business," which possibly lived up to its name, being very chaotic and hard to follow. Similarly, "Tom Sawyer" was disappointingly muddled. I remember it being one of my faves, last time around. It followed "Spirit of Radio," which was excellent. The still amazing "YYZ" closed the show.
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